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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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earthbound

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic troubleshooting Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows are...

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Froze on an ad

I opened up spotify and it started with an ad, but the ad didn't play, so I tried geting rid of it by playing music, logging out, refreshing the page, deleting history of being on it, etc. but nothing worked/

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I opened up spotify and it started with an ad, but the ad didn't play, so I tried geting rid of it by playing music, logging out, refreshing the page, deleting history of being on it, etc. but nothin...

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Spotify Connect Problem

Hello, I'm using Spotify Connect with a Denon X4100W AV-Receiver and in another room with Google Chromecast and with a Yamaha WX-030WH (a network speaker) in the kitchen. When I select one of those devices via smartphone or the Windows application, i...

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Hello,     I'm using Spotify Connect with a Denon X4100W AV-Receiver and in another room with Google Chromecast and with a Yamaha WX-030WH (a network speaker) in the kitchen. &nbsp...

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SEARCH BY COMPOSER PLEASE

In the begining (with Spotify) you could view the compser, click on it and find lots (and lots) of other things by the same composer. This disappeared many years ago (probably for speed and data storage reasons) CAN WE HAVE IT BACK PLEASE?

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In the begining (with Spotify) you could view the compser, click on it and find lots (and lots) of other things by the same composer. This disappeared many years ago (probably for speed and data stor...

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Genius on your computer?

When you are listening to Spotify on your mobile phone there is an option to know about the song and the group you are listening to. This is possible thanks to Genius and its Behind the lyrics program. I can not use that program when I am on my compu...

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When you are listening to Spotify on your mobile phone there is an option to know about the song and the group you are listening to. This is possible thanks to Genius and its Behind the lyrics progra...

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Problema File Locali

Salve ho collegato il mio pc all'ultima versione di spotify tramite account premium, ho fatto lo stesso procedimento con il mio iphone, ho aggiunto nel mio pc delle canzoni in formato .mp3 nella cartella file locali e qui le vedo sul pc, ma sull'ipho...

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Salve ho collegato il mio pc all'ultima versione di spotify tramite account premium, ho fatto lo stesso procedimento con il mio iphone, ho aggiunto nel mio pc delle canzoni in formato .mp3 nella cart...

Nippy85

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Spotify randomly skips to another track

Good day all, I've been using Spotify for several months now, and there's this one problem that keeps popping up. When playing a random track, Spotify might skip to a completely different track. It might be of the same playlist, but it might also be ...

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 Good day all,   I've been using Spotify for several months now, and there's this one problem that keeps popping up. When playing a random track, Spotify might skip to a completely differ...

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Account settings

I'm trying to change the settings, but Spotify doesn't save my preferences. I'm trying to stop Spotify getting on automatically. How do I get my preferences saved?

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I'm trying to change the settings, but Spotify doesn't save my preferences. I'm trying to stop Spotify getting on automatically. How do I get my preferences saved?

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Changing instilation path

Hi, when i download the spotify desktop app, i want to install it to my 1.7tb (F:) drive, however i cannot change it from going to my (C:) drive. Can anybody help me?

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Hi, when i download the spotify desktop app, i want to install it to my 1.7tb (F:) drive, however i cannot change it from going to my (C:) drive. Can anybody help me?

EddSchlaghecke

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Spotify asks me to change country

Hello. I'm having the following issue with Spotify desktop on windows 10.My account was registered in US and worked there fine. Now I moved to Republic of Georgia and spotify won't allow me to login, saying the registration country and current countr...

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Hello.   I'm having the following issue with Spotify desktop on windows 10. My account was registered in US and worked there fine. Now I moved to Republic of Georgia and spotify won't allow m...

John_Mathis

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Wrong song shows as playing

I have a playlist and after a song has finished it show that is is playing another song than the one I hear.It has happend a few couple of times. For example, see attachement.It is actually playing "Du finns inom mig - Tommy Nilsson", not the one sel...

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I have a playlist and after a song has finished it show that is is playing another song than the one I hear. It has happend a few couple of times.    For example, see attachement. It is...

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Where to find downloaded music?

Hi, I've downloaded my playlist however can't seem to find the actual files of the music on my desktop to move elsewhere. I've gone through the cached data however all the files on there are unreadable by the computer. I want to be actually able to o...

Newbie

Hi, I've downloaded my playlist however can't seem to find the actual files of the music on my desktop to move elsewhere. I've gone through the cached data however all the files on there are unreadab...

Mgamer

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Spotify keeps opening on start up

On the app itself, I've disabled the setting where Spotify would open up during start up and on task manager I disabled anything with Spotify, but it still starts up for some reason. On Windows 10.

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On the app itself, I've disabled the setting where Spotify would open up during start up and on task manager I disabled anything with Spotify, but it still starts up for some reason.  On Windows...

olivia_garth

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Latest version has broken crossfade function

Oh dear Spotify what have you done now? The latest version (1.0.69.336.g7edcc575) has just installed itself on my Windows PC and I have immediately noticed an issue with the crossfade setting. If I go into the settings the crossfade shows Off but all...

Gig Goer

Oh dear Spotify what have you done now? The latest version (1.0.69.336.g7edcc575) has just installed itself on my Windows PC and I have immediately noticed an issue with the crossfade ...

Robolovsky

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Spotify URLs open in Web Payer (Chrome) instead of in desktop application

There are moany other posts about this (most are marked solved witha solutution that does not work any more. (https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/windowsdesktop/thread-id/6929/page/1) I would like spotify links to ope...

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There are moany other posts about this (most are marked solved witha  solutution that does not work any more. (https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/windowsdesktop...

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Can you invert a playlist?

I made a playlist with all of the saved songs from my old account and would like to have them saved on my new account in the same order. However, when I add all of the songs, it starts adding them from the top of my playlist meaning the oldest songs ...

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I made a playlist with all of the saved songs from my old account and would like to have them saved on my new account in the same order. However, when I add all of the songs, it starts adding them fr...

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Solved!! spotify activity not showing on facebook

As per titleMy listening activity on spotify isnt showing on facebook anymoreWhen i look at my activity log on facebook,the last mention of me listening to something was over a month ago when in fact i use spotify every dayIm using the latest windows...

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As per title My listening activity on spotify isnt showing on facebook anymore When i look at my activity log on facebook,the last mention of me listening to something was over a month ago when in ...

sidboswell

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Spotify nao conecta no Windows 10

Eu baixei a versao mais recente do Spotify no site oficial, para Windows 10.Ele instala foi concluida com sucesso e quando coloco meu login e senha corretos, ele fica carregando e a tela congela e nao abre nada e nem informa algum erro...Por favor, p...

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Eu baixei a versao mais recente do Spotify no site oficial, para Windows 10. Ele instala foi concluida com sucesso e quando coloco meu login e senha corretos, ele fica carregando e a tela congela e ...

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Unwanted music keeps being added to my queue

I see many complaints from users about random music being added to their queues but no real answers from Spotify. I cannot play more than one or two tracks, for example on a saved playlist, without random, usually Spanish language, tracks being added...

Casual Listener

I see many complaints from users about random music being added to their queues but no real answers from Spotify. I cannot play more than one or two tracks, for example on a saved playlist, without r...

Beechwoodman

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Liked songs History / Playlist

Hello, yesterday I liked a few songs and I'd like to track down a Gary Moore song I listened to.Is there a way to retrieve the songs I liked?(I've been liking only for a couple weeks, so I think if a playlist was there it shouldn't be too long) Thank...

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Hello,    yesterday I liked a few songs and I'd like to track down a Gary Moore song I listened to. Is there a way to retrieve the songs I liked? (I've been liking only for a couple wee...

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